Introduction

In this tutorial you will learn how to get started with version control using git and GitHub. The main goal here is to provide a step-by-step introduction to GitHub, with detailed screenshots, so that you become familiar with its main functionalities.

Who

This tutorial is intended for grad students and academics who use R but are unfamiliar with the command line or terminal. I assume nothing about the computer science skills of the user.

What

The outline is provided in the floating table of contents.

Why

Familiarity with GitHub has become an indispensible tool for anyone working with data. Sharing code, writing software for your statistical method, producing techincal reports and creating websites have become essential skills to have in the rapidly growing field of data science. Other brief answers can be found here and here.

Chapter 1: Installing Git

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Git is to GitHub, what R is to RStudio. In other words Git is the software that does all the work behind the scenes, and GitHub a user interface that makes its easier to communicate with Git (and adds functionality as well).

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Chapter 2: Signup for a GitHub account and hello world tutorial

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Chapter 3: Installing GitHub Desktop

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Chapter 4: Version control R code using an example of PCA

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Chapter 5: Create a branch, pull request, merge

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Chapter 6: Brief Intro to Rstudio Git functionality

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Chapter 7: Create and publish an Rmarkdown document

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Chapter 8: Create an online CV

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